Microsoft Exchange Server Best Practices

Field-tested solutions, real-world lessons, and candid advice for IT professionals planning and managing Microsoft Exchange deployments.

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Apply best practices for administering Exchange Server 2013-and optimize your operational efficiency and results. This guide captures the field-tested solutions, real-world lessons, and candid advice of practitioners across the range of business and technical scenarios-and across the IT life cycle. Gain expert insights on what works, where to make tradeoffs, and how to implement the best decisions for your organization. Apply scenario-based guidance for planning and deployment Prepare the server environment Validate requirements and understand configuration tradeoffs Learn best ways to manage users, mailboxes, and permissions Optimize message routing and security Design and implement Unified Messaging Define your archiving and compliance strategy Build high availability into your backup and recovery plan Monitor and tune performance Apply proven troubleshooting tactics